Just like carving initials into a tree, leaving behind trash in a campground, or spray-painting your name on a rock face, do not stack the rocks. Sometimes called cairns, these rock stacks are often ...

Well, if you haven’t, we’re here to tell you that it’s going on out there and folks are split on if this is something harmful ...

Hikers and environmentalists are at each other’s throats on TikTok over rock stacking and whether it’s harmful to local ecosystems. Videos went from poses next to rock cairns to dramatically knocking ...

On a mild Saturday morning in March, I wound my way west from Austin through the Hill Country along Texas Highway 29, took a left through downtown Llano, the barbecue haven and “Deer Capital of Texas, ...

HOUSTON – You’ve probably seen them at parks across Texas and the United States, and probably the world: rock cairns. They’re the stacks of stones people place, often in waterways or on trails. In ...

PARADISE, MI - Tahquamenon Falls State Park is asking people to stop stacking rocks along the river, saying it is damaging the environment, particularly for the insects who call the river home. The ...

I've seen them, and I'm sure you have, too. Rocks are stacked and balanced in various formations on hiking trails, beaches, and in deserts. There's actually something artful about it and very Zen.

Who knew it was such a controversial, hot-button issue? On Facebook, the controversy is on the scale of strong political views, in terms of import. Rock stacking happens all over, but it’s slowly ...

A rock stacking craze made popular on social media has been slammed by environmentalists as being destructive and harmful. Queensland National Parks recently posted to Facebook its concern about the ...

AKRON, Ohio — Pink granite, smooth quartz or sparkling sandstone — it doesn’t matter a rock’s type or size; Ed Cote uses nothing more than gravity and instinct to turn them into what many consider an ...